Author(s):
1. Ali Nawaz Khan:
Department of Medicine, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
2. Erum Shahzadi Malik:
Department of Medicine, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a cardiac syndrome of rare type involving apical akinesis of the left ventricle. Symptoms of acute myocardial infarction, i.e. chest pain, ST changes, and positive cardiac enzymes, are observed in patients with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Cardiac angiography of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy patients manifest left ventricular apical ballooning with no remarkable coronary artery stenosis. Mostly the cases are managed on the lines of treatment for Acute Coronary Syndrome. We present a case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a teenage girl from Karachi, Pakistan. The prevalence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Pakistan is yet to be mapped due to its rarity.
Page(s):
919-921
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Karachi
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Pakistan
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
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Teenage Girl
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Rare Cardiac Syndrome
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